"Spraying sealant on figures" Topic

Any advise on how to spray figures without getting the mist all over ? I want to spray inside as doing outdoors is not an option I am looking to go with. Thanks all.

Most important of all, go light. Shake the can for at least two minutes and then start the spray about 5 inches beyond the figures and only do one quick pass. Allow to fully dry before attempting a second coat.

Spray inside a large cardboard box. Line the box with paper which you'll need to change out now and then.

You can build a spraying booth with a vacuum that pulls the fumes out and to the outside. A friend who is very handy told me about it. I have not done it. I have used the cardboard box. It is better than in the open, depending on where in the house you locate it.

Be careful where you spray, as Rustymusket advises.

Anywhere that has the potential for high humidity
(kitchen, laundry rooms, basement, bathrooms, etc) AVOID.

The moisture droplets in the air can be captured by the
spray and leave a foggy-looking coating on your
figures.

A cardboard box and light coats, I am waiting for the first perfect day with 75 degree plus and low humidity. Winter is my most prolific painting time and have 200 figures to coat.

Look up how to build an airbrush station. A little booth with fan and filter you can vent out of a window.

The cardboard box will catch the overspray, but sounds like a good way to gas yourself. Hopefully you have a way to vent the fumes or have a good painter's mask or both. There are also usually warnings about letting fumes accumulate on the same level with a flame, such as on a hot water heater or furnace.

I brush it on and avoid the above issues.

When I can't go outside, I have a bathroom and storage room (previous owner built as a dark room) in my basement with ventilation fans. I turn on the fan, work quickly to minimize my exposure, and vacate. Like others above, I find it better to make multiple, light passes. When I'm done, I'll let the fan run for 15-20 minutes. Most importantly, make sure the wife will be out of the house for at least an hour.

pjm

Best advice

Dress warm!!

Heh? why not brush on? A magic wash (even without ink) puts a wax coating on the figure that seals and puts a compressive coating on.

Box fan and a (cheap!) furnace filter, duct tape to attach.

And for the love of all that is holy, wear a bloody respirator! They're $30. USD

Yes, Brush it on. Thin layers, remember you still want some bits shiny! I gloss horses' eyes for example (and they have no white usually). Metal work, brass helmets etc

One disaster with spray and you will lose days of work.

Respirators are strictly filters for particles and vary in efficacy. I now do heavy work with ear protection (far too late), goggles, but I just inhale the cement dust or sawdust. Sensory deprivation risks accidental amputation with power tools.

For fumes, you will be stoned out of your mind just the same……

I spray grey and black primer and I can easily tell when these have run out of paint.

Varnish is problematic as you cannot tell if you are just spraying propellant.

Brush on is really best simple solution for indoors.

I bought hobby spray booth and keep set up in my garage; just stick vent hose out window and I'm ready to spray. (In previous house I had permanent vent in wall, like a dryer vent). As discussed you can also build a spray booth, and if you don't have location to keep set up, there are DIY designs that hinge the sides so it can fold up.

I also switched to airbrush and acrylics so for most hobby spraying I'm not generating propellant fumes. (Acrylic mist still needs to be vented so I pair with spray booth.) For sealer, acrylic varnish can be sprayed just like paint. Airbrush does have to be cleaned thoroughly after each session although much of this is just shooting water and airbrush cleaner through it.

Back when I used spray, I did it in the garage where a bit of drift made little difference (as long as the car was parked outside). I would never use rattlecans inside the house due to fumes. Having moved to a part of the country where the air is often humid, I switched to brush-on for both primer and sealant. I wish I had made the change years ago. I enjoy painting much more without having to spray anything.

Deadhead, I don't mean a $2 USD disposable dust mask:

While that will keep the paint globs out of your lungs, it won't keep the solvent fumes out of your head.

I mean a VOC-rated respirator:

You won't smell any fumes wearing one of those!

Now that looks state of the art.

Before I scanned down all I saw was your top picture and I knowingly mocked and sneered.

You can get that for $30 USD? Impressed. My guess would have been at least three times that. But since checked UK prices. I have learnt much here. thanks